Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive of the Week Nathaniel Thompson Arrested
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // February 5, 2016
BREVARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S 'WHEEL OF FUGITIVE'
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Early Wednesday morning, Fugitive Nathaniel Thompson, this week’s “Wheel of Fugitive” contestant was arrested by Palm Bay Police during a traffic stop on a vehicle that was driving erratically.
Thompson, who was a passenger in the vehicle subsequently told an Agent from our Fugitive Unit that his girlfriend had made him aware that he was listed on Wheel of Fugitive.
Thompson told Agents that he was actually headed to the jail to turn himself in when the traffic stop occurred.
Since the person Thompson was riding with was not a very safe driver our Fugitive Agent decided to give him a ride to jail in one of our cars so that he could arrive safely to properly turn himself in.
Great job by our partners at the Palm Bay Police Department in getting Thompson off our streets and into a nice safe jail cell.
I can’t wait for next Tuesday when it will be time to once again play “Wheel of Fugitive”.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.
That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.
Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.
Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.
